linux-kernel - [RFC 12/17] x86/xen/64: Clean up SP code in cpu_initialize

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Wed,  6 Sep 2017 14:36:57 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [RFC 12/17] x86/xen/64: Clean up SP code in cpu_initialize_context()

I'm removing thread_struct::sp0, and Xen's usage of it is slightly
dubious and unnecessary.  Use task_top_of_stack() instead.

While we're at at, reorder the code slightly to make it more obvious
what's going on.

Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c | 17 ++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c
index 51471408fdd1..ad18988b9cd6 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
  * single-threaded.
  */
 #include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/sched/task_stack.h>
 #include <linux/err.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/smp.h>
@@ -293,12 +294,19 @@ cpu_initialize_context(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 #endif
 	memset(&ctxt->fpu_ctxt, 0, sizeof(ctxt->fpu_ctxt));
 
+	/*
+	 * Bring up the CPU in cpu_bringup_and_idle() with the stack
+	 * pointing just below where pt_regs would be if it were a normal
+	 * kernel entry.
+	 */
 	ctxt->user_regs.eip = (unsigned long)cpu_bringup_and_idle;
 	ctxt->flags = VGCF_IN_KERNEL;
 	ctxt->user_regs.eflags = 0x1000; /* IOPL_RING1 */
 	ctxt->user_regs.ds = __USER_DS;
 	ctxt->user_regs.es = __USER_DS;
 	ctxt->user_regs.ss = __KERNEL_DS;
+	ctxt->user_regs.cs = __KERNEL_CS;
+	ctxt->user_regs.esp = task_top_of_stack(idle) - sizeof(struct pt_regs);
 
 	xen_copy_trap_info(ctxt->trap_ctxt);
 
@@ -313,8 +321,13 @@ cpu_initialize_context(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	ctxt->gdt_frames[0] = gdt_mfn;
 	ctxt->gdt_ents      = GDT_ENTRIES;
 
+	/*
+	 * Set SS:SP that Xen will use when entering guest kernel mode
+	 * from guest user mode.  Subsequent calls to load_sp0() can
+	 * change this value.
+	 */
 	ctxt->kernel_ss = __KERNEL_DS;
-	ctxt->kernel_sp = idle->thread.sp0;
+	ctxt->kernel_sp = task_top_of_stack(idle);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	ctxt->event_callback_cs     = __KERNEL_CS;
@@ -326,10 +339,8 @@ cpu_initialize_context(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 		(unsigned long)xen_hypervisor_callback;
 	ctxt->failsafe_callback_eip =
 		(unsigned long)xen_failsafe_callback;
-	ctxt->user_regs.cs = __KERNEL_CS;
 	per_cpu(xen_cr3, cpu) = __pa(swapper_pg_dir);
 
-	ctxt->user_regs.esp = idle->thread.sp0 - sizeof(struct pt_regs);
 	ctxt->ctrlreg[3] = xen_pfn_to_cr3(virt_to_gfn(swapper_pg_dir));
 	if (HYPERVISOR_vcpu_op(VCPUOP_initialise, xen_vcpu_nr(cpu), ctxt))
 		BUG();
-- 
2.13.5